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UEFA Champions League 2022-23: Real Madrid Punishes Wasteful Leipzig – In Pics

As Leipzig wasted chance after chance, Real Madrid stayed calm. It was just a matter of time before the defending European champions punished Leipzig. Madrid fended off Leipzig's good start and scored late goals with Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to extend its perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23. Valverde found the net from inside the area in the 80th minute and Asensio added to the lead in stoppage time to salvage Madrid's eighth victory in a row in all competitions. Madrid was still without the injured Karim Benzema, the team's best player last season.

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UEFA Champions League 202-23: Real Madrid and Leipzig
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As Leipzig wasted chance after chance, Real Madrid stayed calm. It was just a matter of time before the defending European champions punished Leipzig. Madrid fended off Leipzig's good start and scored late goals with Federico Valverde and Marco Asensio to extend its perfect start to the season with a hard-fought 2-0 win in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23. Valverde found the net from inside the area in the 80th minute and Asensio added to the lead in stoppage time to salvage Madrid's eighth victory in a row in all competitions. Madrid was still without the injured Karim Benzema, the team's best player last season.

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